REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS Sector Partnership -NEG …

1 SP-NEG IW T RFA Re-Issue #SP-9 Pa ge 1 02/28/2018 REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS Sector Partnership -NEG incumbent worker training Bid Number SP - 9 Issued on June 29, 2016 [with a revised issuance on July 11, 2016] Re-Issued on: February 28, 2018 by: New York State Department of Labor Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions Harriman Office Campus Building 12, Room 440 Albany NY, 12240 Re-Issued Submission Deadline: Ongoing, but no later than Friday, June 1, 2018 The New York State Department of Labor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon REQUEST to individuals with disabilities. SP-NEG IW T RFA Re-Issue #SP-9 Pa ge 2 02/28/2018 Table of Contents I.

2 Funding Op portunity Description .. 4 A. Purpose .. 4 B. 4 C. Background .. 4 II. Award 5 A. Funding .. 5 B. Use of Funds .. 5 1. Allowable Costs .. 6 2. Restrictions on the Use of Fu nds .. 6 3. Matching Funds Requirement .. 7 C. Award Minimums .. 8 D. Contracts .. 8 E. Contracting Process .. 8 F. NYSDOL s Responsibi lities .. 8 G. Contractor Requirements .. 9 III. Eligibility Information .. 9 A. Applicant Eligibility .. 9 B. Participant 9 C. Partnering with Career Centers ..10 D. Significant Industries and Sector E. Participation Requirements ..11 1. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Participation ..11 2. Minority and Women-Owned Bu siness Enterprise (MWBE) Participation.

3 11 3. NYS Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses ( SDVOBs) ..11 IV. Process for App lication Submi ssi on ..11 A. Questions Concerning This B. Application Due Date ..12 C. Application Forwarding Instructions and Format ..12 D. RFA V. Application Requirements .. 13 A. Technical 1. Minimum Requirements ..13 2. Program Design ..14 B. Budget Section ..15 1. Budget Work Sheet ..15 2. Budget Narrative:..16 VI. Application Review and Selection ..16 A. Evaluation of B. Evaluation Criteria ..16 1. Minimum Requirements ..17 2. Technical Review (up to 80 Points as detailed below) ..17 3. Budget Review (up to 20 Points as describe d below).

4 18 C. Method of Selection ..18 SP-NEG IW T RFA Re-Issue #SP-9 Pa ge 3 02/28/2018 VII. Award Administration and Information ..18 A. Award B. Payment ..19 C. General Requirements ..19 D. Buy American Requirements ..19 E. Federal Executive Orders ..20 F. Reservation Clauses ..20 VIII. Attachments ..22 SP-NEG IW T RFA Re-Issue #SP-9 Pa ge 4 02/28/2018 I. Funding Opportunity Description A. Purpose The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is making up to $91,700 in funding available under this Sector Partnership National Emergency Grant (SP-NEG) incumbent worker training (IWT) REQUEST for APPLICATIONS (RFA). The purpose of this RFA is to promote partnerships between private Sector businesses, Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDB), and education and training providers in priority industries as determined through the Regional Economic Development Council strategic planning process.

5 This RFA will support and invest in businesses seeking to provide occupational skill based trainings to underemployed incumbent workers. These funds will assist participating businesses to advance their incumbent workers to more skilled positions leading to promotions, increased pay, or increased earnings through more work hours. Vacant positions, due to incumbent worker advancement, will then be back filled in accordance with a plan to engage and market to new, qualified participants in an associated dislocated worker program. The SP-NEG solicitation release is being coordinated with the release of the Regional Plan Guidance documents.

6 B. Definitions Advanced Manufacturing Industry - Includes businesses using computer, high precision, and information technologies extensively in the process of making, buying, or selling goods or providing services. Advanced Manufacturing Industry Supply Chain Includes businesses involved in the movement of products or services to and/or from a business in the advanced manufacturing industry. C. Background Building partnerships that bring together workforce related sectors including business, education, community organizations, government and other entities are proven to be the most effective strategy to meet the ever-changing workforce needs of regional industries and help jobseekers attain skills that align with business demand.

7 These Sector -based workforce strategies align closely with the State s overarching vision of a unified workforce development system that is regionally coordinated and programmatically seamless, oriented to primarily serve the needs of business demand. It also aligns well with the establishment of economic development priorities by the Governor s Regional Economic Development Councils (REDCs) initiative, as well as regional planning by the Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) under WIOA. The funding opportunities under the SP-NEG are designed to further such regional partnerships in support of the State s workforce vision, the goals of the REDCs, and LWDB Regional Planning.

8 USDOL/ETA awarded $7M of SP-NEG funding to New York State to provide employment-related services specifically for dislocated workers in industries with strong labor demand. Funds distributed under this grant will be administered in a manner consistent with WIOA. NYSDOL s award is intended to increase capacity in the State s ability to implement new or expanded local and regional Sector based workforce development partnerships that will serve more dislocated workers and achieve better employment-related outcomes for this group of workers. To accomplish this goal, NYSDOL released five grant solicitations to allow for the tailoring of services to accommodate the wide variety of Sector partnerships across the State.

9 The five SP-NEG program solicitations are: incumbent worker training ( ); SP-NEG IW T RFA Re-Issue #SP-9 Pa ge 5 02/28/2018 Work-based training ( ); Sector Partnership capacity building ( ); Transitional job support( , subsidized time-limited work experiences for those experiencing employment barriers) ( ); and Enhanced Career Center system services to prepare dislocated workers for training and employment ( ). II. Award Information A. Funding NYS is making up to $91,700 available, until June 30, 2018, through this RFA. Single award amounts will not exceed $100,000. Applicants that receive an award under the SP-NEG IWT program and successfully complete the training as specified in the contract while fully expending the awarded funds may apply again, if funding and time remain.

10 This solicitation will be separated into quarterly award periods. Quarterly, the funding availability will be reviewed and updated. Any uncommitted funds remaining at the end of each quarter will be rolled into the next quarterly award period. An amended RFA with the revised funding availability will be posted in the NYS Contract Reporter and also posted on NYSDOL s Funding Opportunity Page at the end of each quarter. Awards are contingent upon the availability of SP-NEG funding. APPLICATIONS will be reviewed and determinations will be made in the order that they are received. Applicants that REQUEST more than $100,000 will be still be reviewed and scored by NYSDOL.